Linn Surname

4,031st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 139,482 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Myanmar
Highest density in:
Myanmar

Linn Surname Definition:

V. Lynn.

Linn Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Myanmar113,7631:45776
United States18,3181:19,7872,491
Germany3,0391:26,4913,497
Canada5171:71,2688,131
Brazil5011:427,29416,230
Thailand4671:151,26023,946
Australia4261:63,3707,610
Singapore3421:16,104685
England3181:175,21415,952
Hong Kong2391:30,692530
Scotland2301:23,2772,610
New Zealand2171:20,8683,656
United Arab Emirates1581:57,9895,595
Russia1301:1,108,63983,013
Norway871:59,1078,442
Netherlands721:234,54430,714
Mexico631:1,970,25718,660
Estonia611:21,6693,800
China511:26,810,2271,454
Malaysia451:655,42731,286
Sweden451:218,81715,158
Qatar411:57,5125,907
Switzerland341:241,55620,206
France291:2,290,439180,028
Uruguay241:142,99012,722
Hungary221:446,19429,593
Latvia181:113,89116,101
India131:59,005,029552,550
Guam121:13,3432,098
Ireland121:392,41215,634
Belarus121:791,75562,255
Iceland111:34,5542,447
Poland111:3,455,341126,214
Philippines91:11,248,691221,039
Indonesia91:14,694,355460,137
Japan91:14,204,92146,388
Bangladesh91:17,706,30813,537
Israel71:1,222,51968,299
Chile71:2,516,63933,195
Denmark71:806,38843,211
Taiwan61:3,907,45823,065
South Korea51:10,248,0511,694
Panama51:782,45211,059
Finland51:1,099,34045,512
Malta41:107,5681,849
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Argentina41:10,685,854219,200
Ukraine41:11,380,674331,818
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Cambodia31:5,162,38210,688
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Jamaica21:1,434,97411,081
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Puerto Rico21:1,775,0706,602
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Comoros11:749,524685
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Macau11:601,6301,582
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland501:88,5975,964
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland4071:9,1971,203
England2731:89,2879,299
Jersey61:8,6471,503
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,9391:10,1681,323

Linn (46,235) may also be a first name.

Linn Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

V. Lynn.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) Dweller at, or near, a pool or lake; dweller near a linden tree.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Local. A pool, pond, or lake. Welsh, llyn; Cornish-British, lyn; Gaelic, linne, a pond.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

Linn Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Linn Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Linn (Russian: Линн) is more commonly found in Myanmar than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Linn? popularity and diffusion

Linn is the 4,031st most widely held last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 52,247 people. The last name is primarily found in Asia, where 83 percent of Linn live; 82 percent live in South Asia and 82 percent live in Burmo-Asia. It is also the 19,732nd most commonly occurring given name on earth, held by 46,235 people.

Linn is most common in Myanmar, where it is held by 113,763 people, or 1 in 457. Besides Myanmar it is found in 87 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 13 percent live and Germany, where 2 percent live.

Linn Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Linn has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Linn surname expanded 371 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 116 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it fell 43 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it fell 76 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Linn Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is predominantly Catholic (36%) in Ireland and Orthodox (90%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Linn last name are 13.3% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 60.07% registered with the political party.

The amount Linn earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 20.81% less than the national average, earning 274,047 kr per year; in United States they earn 1.66% more than the national average, earning $43,864 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.36% less than the national average, earning $48,512 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Linne893,427/
Glinn89367/
Lionn8959/
Linnå8918/
Linng895/
Linnd893/
Lienn890/
Luinn890/
Lin8618,909,435/
Lnn867/
Lingne8032/
Liuinn801/
Llinne801/
Glienn801/
L'Linn801/
D'Linn801/
Ling751,263,722/
Lynn75115,976/
Lind7558,464/
Lina7554,424/
Lien7532,885/
Lion7531,452/
Lint753,688/
Lönn752,218/
Glin751,106/
Luin75824/
Lenn75749/
Llin75408/
Limn75372/
Lihn75326/
Lijn75222/
Lønn75163/
Hlin75119/
Ålin75100/
Länn7547/
Lænn7518/
Lgin756/
Lisn755/
Lhin754/
Linq752/
Linå752/
Lýnn751/
Lnng751/
Linț751/
Lnnn751/
Lhnn751/
Lnne750/
Linnova7383/
Linngue731/
Lindh676,784/
Lenne674,115/
Lindt673,615/
Lingg672,527/
Åhlin67820/
Linkh67424/
Ln67328/
Liehn67319/
Lønne67313/
Lönne67267/
Lingė67170/
Lindø67140/
Lünne6795/
Luihn6786/
Glien6782/
Lingh6763/
Llina6759/
Lintt6742/
Åling6736/
Länne6727/
Ålind6724/
Lyonn6723/
Ålien6722/
Hling6721/
Lähnn6721/
Löhnn6719/
Lenng6716/
Lönnå6716/
Liuen6715/
Llynn6714/
Lennø6711/
Lling678/
Llion677/
Liaen677/
Lindå677/
L'Lin677/
Lønnå676/
Øhlin674/
Lynnh673/
Linqu673/
Luenn672/
Llink672/
Lisng672/
Lennå672/
Lindė672/
Lluin671/
Lingq671/
Llind671/
Lisnk671/
Lhynn671/
Leunn671/
Laenn671/
Hlihn671/
Hlinc671/
Hlynn671/
Hglin671/
Gliin671/
Lénne671/
Hluin671/
L'Ing671/
Limûn671/
D'Lin671/
Loenn671/
Llnnn671/
Lemnn671/
Lehnn671/
Hlenn671/
Lisnt670/
Linzz670/
Lhenn670/
Leenn670/

Linn Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Linn in the Russian language
Линнlinn-

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Linn Reference & Research

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Flynn-Lynn-Flinn-Lin FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Linn
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